KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Roger Clemens knows all about coming out of retirement to pitch again. At least in joking fashion, it seems he tried to sway another all-time great Astros righty in that direction. On Thursday, a day after Clemens showed up in Astros camp, Roy Oswalt, showed up too. “They’ve been trying to suit […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Astros will get a chance to discuss the implementation of new replay rules with Joe Torre on Friday. Torre, MLB’s executive vice president of baseball operations, is scheduled to come by in the afternoon. The league approved the expansion of instant replay in January. Managers now have at least one challenge […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jesse Crain’s MRI on his right calf confirmed a strain but didn’t reveal anything more serious, manager Bo Porter said Thursday morning. The Astros reliever was hurt in the gym on Tuesday. “It’s just a strain and he will continue to work with the training staff,” Porter said ahead of the team’s […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jon Singleton and Ronald Torreyes were both in the Astros clubhouse on Thursday morning, making all Astros accounted for on the first day of official workouts. “That I’m prepared, I’m ready for what’s ahead of me,” Singleton said of what he wants to show this spring. A day after the team wasn’t […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Astros have an author among them. Righthanded pitcher Collin McHugh, claimed off waivers in December from the Rockies, started his blog, “A Day Older, A Day Wiser,” in 2009 when he was in extended spring training with the Mets. It was his first full year of pro ball. McHugh is not […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Roger Clemens’ message to the Astros on Wednesday was one of urgency and maturity, that a young team needs to grow up quickly. He met with both the pitchers and catchers, but his message ran deeper than just mound work. “I hope they pay attention to detail,” Clemens said. “And I hope […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — All 65 Astros players assigned to big-league camp aside from one, Japhet Amador, are expected to be on hand for Thursday’s first full-squad workout. “Other than that, we expect everybody else to be here today and start camp tomorrow with the position players in the first full workout,” general manager Jeff Luhnow […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Astros manager Bo Porter gave his pitchers and catchers a brief but stern talking-to Wednesday morning, using the word “disrespectful” to describe how at least some of his players acted when Roger Clemens spoke to the group. Clemens is a special advisor to the team and met with the club at 9 […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Roger Clemens arrived at Astros camp on Wednesday morning, and he offered some tough love along with the usual encouragement. There was an urgency in his message to the pitchers and the catchers. “Like I told these guys, they basically have to be their own pitching coach, they can’t continue to look […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jesse Crain’s having a bad run when it comes to injuries. The Astros reliever suffered a right calf strain when he was doing exercises in the gym on Tuesday and went for an MRI on Wednesday. Crain hasn’t gotten on the mound yet as he rehabs from right biceps surgery in October, […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — First baseman Japhet Amador’s future with the Astros is in doubt. The team is proceeding as though he will not report to spring training, general manager Jeff Luhnow said Wednesday morning. Amador, 27, remains in his native Mexico dealing with a family emergency. “We don’t know what the next steps are for […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve spent three months in Venezuela this winter, from October to December, in his hometown of Maracay. The country now is in the midst of protests and political unrest, but Altuve believes his homeland will pull through. “I spent time with my family, friends,” Altuve said. “They’re having […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The stress fracture in Rudy Owens’ left foot wasn’t affecting his pitching last year, he said. He still isn’t sure how it happened. “Even when I first stated feeling it, it never hurt when I pitched — only when I’d run,” Owens said. “I tell people I was in the rodeo and […]
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Astros’ plan to move their spring training site to Palm Beach Gardens in tandem with the Blue Jays is sinking, and the club is instead talking with the Nationals about a new site elsewhere in Palm Beach County. The Astros and Nationals have spoken about it, albeit not extensively, and plan […]
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